The #cleaneating route is well trodden in Manchester, but the path to clean drinking has yet to be explored.

The obvious answer is to just STOP DRINKING, but no one is going to listen to crazy advice like that (drink responsibly, etc).

We need more practical solutions in the quest for health conscious drinking.

Cue Haleh Moravej at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Haleh is an expert in health and nutrition and senior fellow at the Manchester Food Research Centre. She had some surprisingly simple tips for people who want to look after themselves, but don't want to miss out on a drink with friends.

Here are five of Haleh's easy hacks which will make healthy boozing easier.

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Swap white wine for red

Red wine is full of antioxidants that have heart-healthy and protective benefits. If you have a choice between red and white wine, go for red.

Swap vodka and mixer for vodka martini

If we ever needed more of a reason to stick to vodka on a night out, this is it.

An average glass of vodka (250mls) with added cranberry juice adds roughly 30 grams of sugar in each drink - that's 7.5 teaspoons. This will make up 60 per cent of your daily sugar intake. Many spirits have zero sugar content but the mixers with them with are mostly packed with sugar.